Mar 06 Watch 4:08 What two discoveries suggest about life in the solar system By PBS News Hour Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Judy Woodruff to discuss two space stories that center around the search for life and how it began. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft arrived in orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres, which scientists believe shows signs of… Continue watching
Mar 04 Short circuit halts NASA's Mars Curiosity rover for days By Joshua Barajas NASA’s Curiosity rover will take a break from gathering samples of the dusty Martian landscape, while engineers determine whether a short circuit damaged the robot’s arm, the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch a stunning blue sunset -- on Mars By Justin Scuiletti Are you a fan of watching sunsets? Well, NASA has an out-of-this-world one to show you. Continue reading
Feb 16 How much would you sacrifice to be the first person on Mars? By Joshua Barajas Michael McDonnell has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. He has a physics degree. He’s worked in hazardous environments. His hope is that these qualifications will convince a selection committee that he’s the perfect candidate for the first human voyage to Mars. So… Continue reading
Feb 02 Does spaceflight accelerate immune system aging? By Justin Scuiletti According to a new study, spaceflight may have detrimental effects on the immune system. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 9:32 News Wrap: Dozens arrested in European anti-terror raids By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, police in France, Germany and Belgium arrested more than two dozen people with suspected links to Islamic militant groups. The head of Europol warned that Europe now has up to 5,000 Muslim radicals. Also, President… Continue watching
Jan 16 Missing Mars probe Beagle 2 found after 11 years By Joshua Barajas Missing since 2003, British scientists said Friday new high-resolution images revealed that their Mars probe, Beagle 2, had landed safely on the surface of the Red Planet, but failed to fully deploy. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch Before NASA pioneers to Mars, Orion spacecraft faces tests By PBS News Hour NASA envisions a human presence on Mars in 20 years. But how will we get there? The Orion spacecraft, an unmanned capsule, will launch on its maiden voyage as an important test for future missions. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports… Continue watching
Dec 03 Photos: NASA prepares Orion to send humans to Mars By Travis Daub and Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy It will take a big rocket to get to Mars, and a big space capsule to protect humans during the months-long journey. It also takes decades of testing and development to plan a mission that will take humans… Continue reading